Cardiovascular abnormalities are well-known manifestations of a late form of syphilis - tertiary syphilis. Since the era of antibiotics, the incidence of late manifestations of syphilis has declined almost to a rare entity. The injury of aorta (the aortitis with a dilatation of aortic root and its associated complications) is the most common between all the… (More)

BACKGROUND
Previous studies have compared angiotensin receptor blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in patients with heart failure, but there are few data about the effect of these drugs regarding left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction.
METHODS
Fifty-two consecutive patients with first anterior wall myocardial infarction… (More)

BACKGROUND
The etiology of spontaneous dissection of coronary artery (SDCA) is not well understood yet. Different studies have linked this entity to pregnancy, physical stress, collagen diseases and vasculitis. In general, patients do not exhibit the classic risk factors for coronary artery disease, which mandates the suspicion of this condition, especially… (More)